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That's what I assumed too.

That'd be fun to do, especially over across the pond with a ton load of time and a lot of bullets.

Course the SST isn't quite what I'd pick as a big bone breaker even in a 338 Fed....

I'd say use the bestest bullets each one has available for the job at hand. If one wanted to go deep and break big bones it's gonna be very very tough to beat the 175 Noz out of the 7's big lil or small.

You mentioned the SST in the 338 Fed with a BC of .430 so if you wish to comp SST's in the two small case rounds I spect a fair comp would be to use the 160 SST with a BC of .550 out of the lil 7.

One could get 2700 out of the lil 7 with the 160 and what maybe 2400 out of the lil 33 if both rigs had 22" tubes.

IMO what one will do the other will do when it comes to bruins/moose or elks. And at long range the lil 7 will once again hand the 33 it's bunz!

Up close with stouter bullets for going for the most penetration I'd still bet on the 175 Noz going deeper than any of the 33's will do if bullet construction is the same. And this to me negates the 33's bigger cross sectional area or whatever you called it.

Just the way I see it but the 7's big lil or small are incredibly tough to beat. And this is coming from a fella who's been a confirmed 33 nutcase for many moons. (wore out two barrels with .340's shooting game/targets and long range chucks so I'd say that qualify's me as a 33 nutcase)

Dober

Pick one and get after it, don't matter to me which one you use but I have a hard time finding the 338 Fed to be the big 7's equal. But, that's just how I see it.

Dober

You are right on the money. The 7mm mag and a .338 Fed are way too different to even start to compare. What Federal left out of that marketing comparison was the "at the muzzle" part. That being said stuffing a 160 in a .338 makes about as much sense as a 120 gr in a 7 mm, you really have to ask WHY??

Now Mark, crunch the numbers on a .338 Fed with a 185 TTSX going 2750-2770 fps and you will see that its very adequate to 500 yds, and arguably the best of the bunch for big critters from a standard SA. A 7 mm Mag its not, but maybe better described as "almost a .30-06", but so is a well loaded .308 - some would argue....

Since we be gakkin' and all, if a feller really wanted to go long with a .338 Fed, the 225-gn Accubond at 2500 fps (which should be doable, as long as COAL doesn't become a problem) wipes a light/ fast bullet off the game board.

Having run low-BC bullets fast with my .358, and tried them at longer ranges, I can tell you they suuuuck. It's the wind; it has it's way with them.

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And of course a 7mm eats either's lunch AND steals their chocolate milk AND gives them an atomic wedgie for drill.

The 338 Federal has its' virtues but competeing with a 7 mag as a LR cartridge ain't one of them.